Ultimate

~ Release by Pet Shop Boys (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1West End Girls
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs
background vocals, lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985, in 1991)
recording of:
West End Girls (in 1985)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
3.84:05
2Suburbia
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986, in 1991)
recording of:
Suburbia
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
3.84:02
3It’s a Sin
programming:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
engineer:
David Jacob and Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
additional producer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
additional mixer:
David Jacob
mixer:
Stephen Hague
keyboard and sampler:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987, in 1991)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 40)
recording of:
It’s a Sin
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cage Music Ltd. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
4.655:00
4What Have I Done to Deserve This?
programming:
Pet Shop Boys
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
keyboard:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
guest lead vocals:
Dusty Springfield
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
performer:
Pet Shop Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987, in 1991)
recording of:
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
lyricist:
Neil Tennant and Allee Willis
composer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys), Neil Tennant and Allee Willis
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cage Music Ltd. and MCA Music Ltd.
44:20
5Always on My Mind
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987, in 1991)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 42)
cover recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd., Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
4.33:58
6Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987, in 1991)
recording of:
Heart
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
4:17
7Domino Dancing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988, in 1991)
recording of:
Domino Dancing
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
44:18
8Left to My Own Devices
assistant engineer:
Danton Supple
engineer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson
additional vocals:
Bruce Woolley
conductor:
Richard Niles
orchestrator:
Richard Niles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1988 to present, in 1988, in 1991)
recording of:
Left to My Own Devices
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. (from 1988 to present) and Cage Music Ltd. (from 1988 to present)
4:45
9Being Boring
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar and Brian Reeves
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer and Pet Shop Boys
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1990) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991)
recording of:
Being Boring
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
54:51
10Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)
engineer:
Ren Swan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991) and Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Where the Streets Have No Name
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International (SESAC)
cover recording of:
Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)
lyricist:
Paul David Hewson (singer of U2)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
composer:
Adam Clayton, David Howell Evans (U2 guitarist David Evans), Larry Mullen, Jr. and Paul David Hewson (singer of U2)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music
medley of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
medley of:
Where the Streets Have No Name
3.654:32
11Go West
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar
additional producer:
Brothers in Rhythm
producer:
Brothers in Rhythm
mixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
remixer:
Brothers in Rhythm and Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993)
cover recording of:
Go West
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd., Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.
version of:
À l'ouest
4.25:02
12Before
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1996)
edit of:
Before (album version) by Pet Shop Boys
recording of:
Before
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
4:06
13Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
additional recording engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
recording engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer) and Chris Porter (UK trance DJ & producer)
programming:
Pete Gleadall
producer:
Pet Shop Boys, Chris Porter (engineer and producer) and Chris Porter (UK trance DJ & producer)
mixer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
additional guitar:
J.J. Belle
additional membranophone and additional percussion:
SheBoom
brass:
Andy Hamilton (British saxophonist, composer and producer), Mike Innes, Noel Langley and Richard Sidwell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1996)
recording of:
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
lyricist:
Neil Tennant
composer:
Ademario, Nego Do Barbalho, Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys), Wellington Epiderme Negra and Neil Tennant
3.54:01
14New York City Boy
recording of:
New York City Boy
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys), David Morales and Neil Tennant
3:20
15Home and Dry
engineer:
Pete Gleadall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 2002)
recording of:
Home and Dry
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd. and Sony Music Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.53:58
16Miracles
recording of:
Miracles
writer:
Adam Fenton, Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys), Daniel Stein (DJ Fresh: English Drum & Bass and Dubstep producer) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3:55
17I’m With Stupid
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Robert Orton and Tim Weidner
producer:
Trevor Horn
additional keyboard:
Jamie Muhoberac
guitar:
Lol Creme and Phil Palmer (guitarist)
additional vocals:
Tessa Niles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 2006)
recording of:
I'm With Stupid
lyricist:
Neil Tennant
composer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys)
3.53:27
18Love etc.
keyboard:
Sacha James Collisson, Fred Falke, Matt Gray (UK techno DJ/producer, former video game composer), Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer), Owen James Parker and Tim Powell (Songwriter and producer, ex-Xenomania)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 2009)
music videos:
Love etc. by Pet Shop Boys
recording of:
Love etc.
lyricist and composer:
Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer), Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys), Owen Parker, Tim Powell (Songwriter and producer, ex-Xenomania) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Xenomania Songs Ltd.
33:32
19Together
recording of:
Together
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
33:30